Disposable headdress unit



March 25',v 1958 G. B. WAGENFELD 2,827,637

DISPOSABLE HEADDRESS uni":

Filed March 20, 1956 INVEA/TOR (5| LEE-R QW PIGEH F E LD atent fie 2,827,637 Patented Mar, 25, 1958 DISPOSABLE HEADDRESS' UNIT Gilhert'B, Wagenfeld, Philadelphia, Pa. Application-March 20, 1956, SerialNo..-5.72 ,'734

Claims; (CI. 2-2093) This invention relates generally to headgear of" the type. generally worn: by waitresses and more particularly to. a noyeljconstruction of a headdress formedof asingle blankoffiat sheet material.

Among the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a headdress which. is adapted to be pro.- duced. of'a single blankof'flat sheet material which is so die-cut and scored that it may be quickly and easily set up intoshape to be worn and which'includes means not only for securely holding the blank to its predetermined headdress shape but also fot'securing it in position. upon the head of the wearer;

A further object of the invention is to'prov'iclea headdiess which is of pleasing: design and appearance and of such inexpensive construction that it may be discarded after reasonable use at a negligible replacement cost.

Still another aridmore specific object of the invention is to provide a headdress which includes as an integral part thereof a set of comb-liketeeth adapted to be inserted' into the'hair' of the wearer of the headdress to firmly secure it in 'wearingposition upon the head.

Still'turther, it is an object of the present invention to provide a' headdress formed of a single blank ofsheet materialwhich'is die-cut and scored to facilitate its being set up into shape and which includes interlocking relatively foldable parts which are operative to securely hold the blank into its shaped headdress form.

Other objects and advantages of the. invention, including those relating to economies"ofmanufacture, will appear more fully hereinafter, it being understood that the present invention consists substantially in the combination, construction, location-and' relative' arrangement of parts, as described in detail in the following specification, as: shownin. the accompanying drawings and as finally pointed; outin the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the headdress of the present invention as it appears when worn upon the head;

Figure 2 is a sectional View of the headdress as taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 4;

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the headdress as taken along the line 33 of Figure 2;

Figures 4 and 5 are front and rear views of the headdress as viewed respectively from the lines 44 and 55 of Figure 2; and

Figure 6 is a plan view of the blank of which the headdress is formed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, it will be observed that the headdress of the present invention, designated generally by the reference numeral 1%, comprises a one-piece, unitary structure formed of a single blank 11 of fiat sheet material which is cut to shape and scored as shown in Figure 6. This blank may be suitably formed of cardboard, chip-board, vulcanized fiber, plastic or any other flexible sheet material having an inherent stifiness or rigidity sufiicient to main- 2 tain'fthe headdress inits.,predetermined'form and'coh'tour when-the bl'ank'is set up, ready to be worn.

The blank 11, which'is advantageously die-cut from a fiat sheet of any suitable material as above mentioned, essentially. constitutes a main body or crown portion 12 of generally crescent shape the upper marginal edge 13 of which may be provided'with a central upwardlypresenting peals portion 14 to ornament'and enhance the appearance" of the headdress unit. Extending transversely acrossthe bottom. of the crescent-shaped crown portion" i "the blank is a coplanar strip- 15, the inner edge 16 of'which is'spacedr from the curvedfbottom edge 17 of'the'crb'wnportion by a die-cut'opening 18f. The strip 151 which thus interconnects the opposite horns or poihte'dendi portions of the crescentrshaped crown piece 12,, is centrally enlarged, asat 19, by laterally ex,- ten'dih'g'the, central portion of the strip 15' somewhat beyond its outer edge'ZiB'i' The opposite end. portions of' the strip 15 are each provided with a set" of'comb-like'teeth 21 which are diecut' to their desired shape and spaced relation and which project" out-wardlyof' the strip 15 in the plane of the blank.

The lines of juncture between the opposite ends of the strip' 15 and the crescent shaped crown piece or main body portion 12 of the blank are respectively scored, as at 22-22, while the; strip 1'5is itself scored withinthe area immediately adjoining the inner end of each set of the teeth- 21jalong a pair'of'spaced parallel lines 23' and 24. it will be noted that the score lines. 23 and 243' adjacent the inner end of a given set of teeth 21 are reversely inclined with respect to the score. line 21' adjacent'the outer end' of said given set of teeth, and that the outer lines of scoring 2222" and the ihne'r'liues' of scoring 25%23 and 24-24 are such as to favor bending ofthe strip ls'angularly with respect to the body portion 120i the'blank into its relative position shown in -Figures, 2 to 5, inclusive.

The permissible bending of the strip 15 relatively to the crown or body portion 12 of the blank is such as to present the central" enlarged portion'1'9'of the strip' in flatwise engagement with the innersurfaceof the crown piece 12 immediately adjacent its curved bottom edge 17a'ndthe'inner edge'16 ofthe strip 15' inclose.p'roXimity to thesaid curved hottom'ed'ge of the crown piece 17.

Upon thus bending the strip 15' relatively to the. crown piece. so as to present the portion 19' of the strip flatwise against'the inner surface of the. crown'piece 12, the opposite end" portions of the latter are drawn, inwardly out of 'the'fiat plane of'the blank, in consequence of which the crown piece 12 transversely assumes a generally bowed shape, as shownin Figures'l', 2, 4 a'ndS. Atthe same time, and because only the central portion 19 of the strip 15 is disposed flatwise against the inner surface of the crown piece, the comb-like teeth 21 at opposite ends of the strip 15 are disposed in a plane which extends substantially at right angles to the crown piece 12, as seen in Figure 3.

Any suitable means may be employed to secure the central portion 19 of the strip 15 flatwise against the crown piece to retain the latter in its shape to be worn as a headdress. Thus, the portion 19 may be cemented or otherwise adhesively secured to the crown piece or it may be pinned, stitched or stapled thereto. Preferably, however, the strip 15 is releasably secured to the crown piece 12 by interlocking tongue and slot means formed respectively as integral elements of the strip 15 and the crown piece 12. Thus, as shown in Figure 6, the blank 11 may be provided in its crown piece portion 12 with a pair of spaced, parallel slits 25-25, while the strip 15 is in turn provided with a tongue part 26 which is adapted to be inserted through the slits 25-25, as shown in Figures 2 and 4, to releasably interlock the strip portion 19 fiatwise against the inner surface of the crown piece. Thus, the headdress units may besupplied to the user in the form of flat die-cut blanks and then setup as needed into headdress shape ready for use. Should it be found necessary to store a quantity of the headdress which had been but are temporarily not in use, the set up units may be returned to fiat form by the simple expedient of disengaging the tongue and slot connection which holds the headdress in shape to be worn.

It will be apparent, of course, that the comb-like teeth 7 21 at either side of the headdressare adapted to be projected into the hair of the wearer and thus serve to effectively hold the headdress firmly in position upon the head. It will be noted also that the two sets of teeth are relatively so disposed that when the headdress is set up into shape, the teethon one side of the wearers head present toward those on the opposite side, in consequence of which the two sets of teeth operate conjointly to lock the headdress into the hair of the wearer, thus dispensing entirely with the necessity of tying or otherwise securing the headdress in position.

It will be understood, of course, that the present invention is susceptible of various changes and modifications which maybe made from time to time'without departing from the general principles or real spirit of the invention, and that it is accordingly intended to claim the same broadly as well as specifically, as indicated by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new and useful is:

1. A head-dress unit comprising a single blank of sheet 7 material cut and scored to provide a crescent-shaped main body portion constituting the crown piece of the headdress and an integral strip extending transversely between and interconnecting the opposite pointed extremities of the crown piece, said blank being scored to provide downwardly diverging fold lines respectively disposed between the opposite extremities of the crown piece and the opposite ends of said transversely extending strip, said blank being centrally cut out to provide the crescent-shaped main body portion with a curved bottom edge spaced from the proximate inner edge of said transversely extending strip and extending between and merging with said diverging score lines, whereby said strip is bendable out of the flat plane of the blank to present the central portion of said strip flatwise against the back surface of the crown piece with the inner edge of the strip in substantial coincidence with the bottom edge of the crown piece and thus cause said crown piece to assume a transversely bowed shape.

7 2. A head-dress unit comprising a single blank of sheet material cut and scored to provide a. crescent-shaped crown piece section having a curved bottom edge and a strip extending chordally across the bottom of said crown piece section with its inner edge spaced from the curved bottom edge of the crown piece section, said blank being thereby cause'the crown piece portion to assume a transversely bowed shape, and means for securing said central portion of the chordal strip in position flatwise against the back surface of the crown piece section for retaining the latter in position to be worn as a head-dress.

3. A head-dress unit comprising a single blank of sheet material cut and scored to provide a crescent-shaped crown piece section having a curved bottom edge and a strip extending chordally across the bottom of'saidcrown' piece section with its inner edgespaced from the curved bottom edge of the crown piece section, said blank being scored to provide a pair of fold lines respectively extending downwardly and outwardly from theopposite ends of the curved bottom edge of the crown piece section to the outer edges of the blank, said chordal strip, being bend; able out of the flat plane of the blank along said score lines to present the central portion thereof flat against the back surface of the'crown piece section with the inner edge of the chordal strip and the curved bottom edge of the crown piece section in substantial registry to thereby cause the crown piece portion to assume a transversely bowed shape, and a plurality of comb-like teeth formed integrally with said chordal strip and being bendable with the latter for disposition in a plane substantially coin cident with and extending at an angle to the, bottom curved edge of the crown piece section, said teeth being adapted to project rearwardly of the bowed crownpiece section for engagement with the hair of the wearer of V the head-dress.

4. In a head-dress unit as defined in claim 3 wherein said comb-like teeth are arranged in laterally spaced sets respectively located adjacent opposite ends of the crown piece section.

5. In a head-dress unit as defined in claim 3 wherein said chordal strip and said crown piece section are respectively provided with coacting means for releasably initerlocking the same together.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 7 685,108 Clouse Oct. 22,1901 7 1,722,120 Wickland July 23, 1929 2,293,436 Kelley Aug. 18, 1942 2,474,507 Wolfe June 28, 1949 7 2,728,084 Long Dec. 27, 1955 

